New UK government faces tough economic challenge
Britain's Keir Starmer. — © AFP/File DOMINICK REUTEROlivier DEVOSBritain’s new Labour government on Friday pledged immediate action to grow the...
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Britain’s likely first woman finance chief
Rachel Reeves, a former child chess champion and Bank of England economist, is on Friday expected to become Britain's first...
Halifax cuts mortgage rates for second time in a week
Britain’s biggest mortgage lender has cut mortgage rates for a second time this week. Halifax is lowering rates by 0.19...
Chilling prospect of how Britain could become a one-party state like China, writes CHRISTOPHER STEVENS
Skint: The Truth About Britain's Broken Economy (Channel 4)Rating:Do not adjust your set. There now follows a party political broadcast...
Britain’s Labour aims for closer EU ties without reopening Brexit wounds
By Alistair SmoutLONDON (Reuters) - For a decade, leaving the European Union was the question that dominated British politics. These...
Top investor dubs U.K. a ‘banana economy’ over ‘build absolutely nothing’ mantra
The U.K. economy has endured a lot of name-calling in the last decade, weighed down by jibes over Brexit, slow...
Analysis-Consumer-focused lending under Labour could dent UK bank profits
By Sinead Cruise and Lawrence WhiteLONDON (Reuters) - Once seen as hostile to banks, Britain's Labour has courted lenders in...
Chinese firm Hikvision doubles CCTV sales in Britain
By John-Paul Ford Rojas Updated: 21:50 09 Jun 2024 Share or comment on this article: A Chinese CCTV firm whose...
Detailed AI rules not on the cards for now, says UK financial watchdog
By Huw Jones and Iain WithersLONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) said on Wednesday there would be no...
Charles III gets his own paper currency
FOR SEVEN decades Britons had daily contact with their queen, as they handled notes and coins bearing Elizabeth II’s face....
